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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2015122903
Currently using 37305 observations from 4704 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Tue Dec 29 03:44:58 UTC 2015



0 stations reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

1 station reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

2 stations reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

1 station reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

0 stations reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

1 station reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

1 station reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

29 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


3 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

6 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

8 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

40 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


2 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

5 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

10 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

23 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

0 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

0 stations reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

7 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 940mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

4 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

19 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

77 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


0 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 10mb or greater

73 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

28 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

3 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


34 stations reporting heavy snow

32 stations reporting any sleet

49 stations reporting any freezing rain

98 stations reporting heavy rain

97 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


27 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

20 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

30 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

2 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

6 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

4 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

15 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 5" or greater

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

6 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

16 stations reporting thunder with rain


3 stations reporting blizzard conditions

13 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


1 station reporting visibility of zero

55 stations reporting visibility 1/8 mile or less, but not zero

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

1 station reporting visibility 50-74 miles


1 station reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

2 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

14 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

2 stations reporting dust or duststorm

0 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

20 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CBBC: Bella Bella, BC, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • CWAJ: Erieau, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWEU: Eureka, NT, Canada
        Temperature, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • CWGD: Goderich, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWB: Burlington Piers, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CWWX: Cove Island, Canada
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • CYCB: Cambridge Bay, NT, Canada
        Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust, Aurora
  • EFRO: Rovaniemi, Finland
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESNO: Ornskoldsvik Airport, Sweden
        Pressure, Visibility
  • ESPA: Lulea / Kallax, Sweden
        Pressure, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • FMNM: Majunga, Madagascar
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • KAPN: Alpena, Alpena County Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KARB: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KATL: Atlanta, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KAUW: Wausau, Wausau Downtown Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KBTL: Battle Creek, Kellogg Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KBUF: Buffalo, Greater Buffalo Intl Arpt, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KCSG: Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KDFI: Defiance, Defiance Memorial Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KDKK: Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDPA: Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport, IL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Accretion
  • KDSV: Dansville, Dansville Municipal Airport, NY, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KEDN: Enterprise, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KFFC: Atlanta, Peachtree City-Falcon Field, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KFLD: Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KFTY: Atlanta (Fulton County), GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KGRR: Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KGSH: Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KGVL: Gainesville, Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KHSP: Hot Springs / Ingalls, VA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KHTL: Houghton Lake, Roscommon County Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KHZY: Ashtabula, Ashtabula County Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KILM: Wilmington, Wilmington Intl Arpt, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KISW: Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KLSF: Fort Benning, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KLWD: Lamoni, Lamoni Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KMDW: Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMFI: Marshfield, Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMGY: Dayton, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMIE: Muncie, Delaware County-Johnson Field, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KMKG: Muskegon, Muskegon County Airport, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KMNM: Menominee, MI, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KORD: Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare Intl Arpt, IL, United States
        Pressure Change, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KPAM: Tyndall AFB, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPDK: Atlanta, De Kalb-Peachtree Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KPIM: Pine Mountain, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KPTK: Pontiac, Oakland County Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KRAC: Racine, Batten Intl Arpt, WI, United States
        Pressure Change, Thundersnow
  • KSBN: South Bend, IN, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • KSUT: Oak Island, Brunswick County Airport, NC, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KTDR: Tyndall Drone Runway, FL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTVC: Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Snowincrease
  • KVPC: Cartersville, Cartersville Airport, GA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Hourly Precip Total
  • KYIP: Detroit, Willow Run Airport, MI, United States
        Pressure Change, Ice Accretion
  • NSTU: Pago Pago, US Minor Outlying Islands
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PAEH: Cape Newenham, Cape Newenham LRRS Airport, AK, United States
        Wind, Pressure
  • PAMO: Mountain Village, AK, United States
        Pressure, Visibility
  • PAOM: Nome, Nome Airport, AK, United States
        Pressure, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • PATC: Tin City Airways Facilities Sector, AK, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • WSSS: Singapore / Changi Airport, Singapore
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • YPCC: Cocos Island Airport, Christmas Island
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity


32 unidentified stations (out of a total of 59 documented unknown stations)

  • DAOY (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KQAL (OLD)
  • KQAT (OLD)
  • KQBG (OLD)
  • KQBT (OLD)
  • KQFG (OLD)
  • KQHU (OLD)
  • KQSF (OLD)
  • KQTA (OLD)
  • KQVT (NEW)
  • KQXH (OLD)
  • KQXY (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • SERO (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • URFF (OLD)
  • VEBN (OLD)
  • VEKO (OLD)
  • VERP (OLD)
  • VITX (OLD)
  • VLLN (OLD)
  • VLPS (OLD)
  • VOVZ (NEW)
  • WAQQ (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)